the entire universe in one image

originally posted by: Discotech
isn't Voyager reaching the edge of the solar system ? How long until it gets into deep space and more importantly how long to send information back to
us ? It has some sensors on it right ?

It can only run until 2020 or maybe a little longer at which time the power level will be so low they
won't be able to run the heaters. They've already had to turn off some of the instruments due to low power levels, so it's nearing the end of its
expected life.

Well the laws we have now are only Earth based theories are they not ? I mean what may hold true on Earth and relatively close space may not hold true
for what is beyond our solar system or even galaxy.

I don't think that would be the case, that the laws of physics depend upon where you are.

Well, for one thing, because the theory which says time is relative says that the primary law, the speed of light, is not. So if the idea is that the
speed of light is going to be exceeded, it wouldn't matter where you are in order to accomplish it. According to the theory.

The researchers explain this result by noting that they were using group velocity to measure the light's speed—a measurement of the group's
envelope speed. The mask, they explain, caused some of the photons in the group to move at a slight angle to the other's causing a slowdown for the
group as a whole. Thus, their results are not going to upend one of the basic tenets of modern physics, it is more likely that future researchers will
have to make sure lab or astronomical observations are not being impacted by shape changes that occur naturally.

originally posted by: Discotech
It makes the rest of space look so small having our solar system so big and centered. Still, nice image though I'd like to see one to scale and
preferably large in size so I can zoom in

It is to a logarithmic scale.

If you saw one to linear scale you'd understand why it's no good. The universe is mostly space, so all you'd see is a lot of space, and a few dots
here and there. Even our solar system is that way, the planets are so small compared to the scale of the solar system. Here's the solar system to
scale, see how boring it is?

Yeah, I like that site. I'd advise anyone to take 5 or 6 minutes scrolling it so they can get a better idea of the distances in space. I say "5-6
minutes" because you have to scroll really slowly or you'll miss the important things, which are ridiculously small in comparison.

a reply to: enlightenedservant
Yes I think it helps answer discotech's comment about drawing space maps to scale and why it often doesn't happen. I found this nugget after I'd been
scrolling a long time, it's somewhat past Jupiter when you keep scrolling wondering when the next planet will show up:

originally posted by: Arbitrageur
a reply to: enlightenedservant
Yes I think it helps answer discotech's comment about drawing space maps to scale and why it often doesn't happen. I found this nugget after I'd been
scrolling a long time, it's somewhat past Jupiter when you keep scrolling wondering when the next planet will show up:

You can't just look at this screenshot and comprehend what it really means, but if you did scroll to it, then you probably do understand what it
means.

The author/site creator also has a sense of humor. He has some relatively funny lines in there as well. Takes too long to find them though lol. But
the craziest part for me is the very end where it says we'd have to scroll through more than 6,000+ additional sites like that before we got to the
next object (I forgot the exact number). That really drove home the point for me.

If we consider that the cosmic "foam" of galactic superclusters ultimately originated from the quantum
foam of vacuum energy fluctuations, the old saying "as above, so below" is actually true in this case.

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